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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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